5 stages of death denial

It is like a death - the death of your 'normal' life. And then you go through all the stages or mourning: Denial - this can't be my life, there has to be a cure Anger - Why me??!! (or you have anger towards the doctor, the person driving the car who hit you, etc...) Bargaining - I will do ANYTHING to make it better and the pain go away! Depression - Because you realize this is now your life and there is nothing to fix it.

Anger and fear are part of that process. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross outlined 5 stages of grief. There listed below. Reading some of her thoughts on the process may help. Here is a link to a summary of the five stages. http://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/ 1) Denial 2) Anger 3) Bargaining 4) Depression 5) Acceptance Hope this helps.

I'm living it right now and to be honest, I am aware of 5 to 7 steps or stages of the grief process, but they don't matter, because you survive one day at a time ....baby steps, and not time frame, since everyone heals at their own pace. It's been 2 years for me and I do feel better, but I am not yet completely healed...it takes a long time.

My dog died yesterday of acute liver failure. She had one day of lethargy, not eating, and staggering when she walked. We took her to the vet the next day and she died. Her urine was filled with blood. I had fed her some fatty foods two days before. Could I have contributed to her death through pancreatitis? What did I do wrong?

I just went in for a transvaginal ultrasound yesterday (11/10) and the tech told me that I was 5 weeks and 5 days. She said she could see the sac and the yolk sac, but no baby yet. She told me this is normal and that the doctor will schedule me for another one in about 1.5 weeks (she did). I am worried and scared to death. I'm 24 and both my husband and I are very excited about having our first child. Please help put my mind at ease. Thank you in advance for any replies.

Yes ma'am. funny about the pregnancy tests. This is my third and I took 6 because I was in denial. hehehe very happy but still sorry of can't believe it. Even with the nausea...

Linda has really good things to say. I've had highs too, but the memory of my latest extremely bad depression has kind of overshadowed them. You've taken different drugs. Does your doctor know what you're telling us here? Sometimes it's hard to get them to listen. Sometimes you've got to find a new one, which is almost as much trouble as finding a new job - and equally worthwhile.

1-Denial and Isolation, 2-Anger, 3-Bargaining, 4- Depression, 5- Acceptance. I have gone through all 5 of these, and can tell you that sometimes I still struggle with what I can no longer do. But for the type of personality I am, (as well as my family history) I have to put my own spin on it...meaning- I force myself,(or have a family member help me) find a silver linning at the low points as to not hold on to the anger.

Please keep in mind that this varies according to the location of the metastisis. I personally know of survivors of many years with mets to the bone. It would also depend on your Mother's general health and what treatment will be prescribed. Another point is that all the lumps you describe in your Mother's breasts may not be cancerous; it would only take one malignant lump to cause the metastisis. Kindest regards ....

My father is in the final stages of dementia. He can no longer hold anything or walk. He quit speaking about 4 years ago. I just was recently told that he no longer chews. This has been for about 6 weeks. His food is thickened so he can swallow it. He has lost about 20 pounds in 5 months. His albumin level is 2.7, and 2.5 is sometimes the criteria for hospice care. My question is, how much longer before he loses his ability to swallow?

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. The length of the process is all circumstantial, none the less, we all must deal but we can all learn acceptance. All 5 stages are just as important as the others, I've learned this myself, I've grown as a person and I will never be the same. With all this pain, I have come to love, I have come to understand and appreciate everything and everyone.

Speaking for myself only---when I was under the influence of alcohol, I was in my own world. Rational thought was not a part of it. I had no empathy, sympathy, understanding or consideration for anyone other than me. I would do or say anything to make sure I got my liquor.The lies and deception that went into the denial I was an alcoholic were enough to plaster an airplane hanger.

I think there are different stages of addiction..the early stages which are most easily broken and then the last stages where one has to do or die. Actually as i type I realize that one always has to do or die because if one does not stop in the early stages it can progress to a much more difficult time and a more difficult recovery.

There are phases that one may go through or not go through. They are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and then Acceptance. Some may go through all and some may not. They don't always go in order. I think one goes through these phases in themselves and they resolve them within themselves. Doesn't seem anything fair about it but people are amazing and in the end most people have worked through it. Please let us know if you need to talk.

t went through the 5 stages of death. No matter what everyone who loses someone has to go through these stages..So my advice to you is to get out some pictures and just cry. You need to cry..it really helps. but i am no expert..

There are 5 levels of Chronic Kidney Disease that doctors use to determine how advanced your kidney disease is. Level 1 and 2 are mild, 3 is medium, 4 is advanced, and 5 is end stage renal disease (needing a transplant).

This is truely an extreme case of denial and without seeing a doctor there is no way to deal with this destructive track she is on...the only thing you can possibly do is absolutely insist on medical care in the strongest possible terms.

ah yes, we all go thru the denial period, its like the 5 stages of grief accompanying death, and we bounce in and out of them! Just talk to your neuro some more.

With a DX of Chiari we all go thru stages and to get to Acceptance we first go thru denial, then anger, grief and last acceptance....and then the process starts all over post op...as it is a slow journey and until we get there we have no idea what we will face....continual pains, nerve damage or set backs with more surgery.

It is not uncommon that patients will deny, evade or blame some other reason for the fact they are ill. We all bring our personalities with us when we are ill. And when our brain is flooded with toxins, the situation only gets worse. Bill has a lot of good advice for you. I would follow his suggestions.

Stage 1 is considered a small amount of fibrosis. Stages 2 and 3 is considered a greater amount of fibrosis or scarring meaning the disease has progressed. The more fibrosis the harder it is on the liver to carry out it's functions. As the damage progresses further, many scars can form together, which can lead to stage 4, or cirrhosis.

I thought there were only 4 stages of liver disease, not 6. Anyone know what the pathology report cirrhosis stage 6/6 might mean? Thank you.

I am so worried that my past has come to haunt me... I had exposures to sex workers a number of years ago, 5 years, and every contact was always protected. There were 3 ladies where oral sex was involved unprotected, but apart from that everytime it was protected and once was receptive. these were ladies from reputable places but still they were sex workers and they were always careful with condoms and I never seemed to notice if they broke, I think I would've know if that was to happen....

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